1999 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1999 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Pat Hill, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, sharing the WAC title with Hawaii and 1999 TCU Horned Frogs football team. Fresno State was invited to the Las Vegas Bowl, where they lost to Utah. The Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.

1999 Fresno State Bulldogs football
WAC co-champion
Las Vegas Bowl, L 16–17 vs. Utah
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–5 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorKevin Coyle (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBulldog Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Hawaii +   5 2     9 4  
TCU +   5 2     8 4  
Fresno State +   5 2     8 5  
Rice   4 3     5 6  
SMU   3 3     4 6  
UTEP   3 4     5 7  
San Jose State   1 5     3 7  
Tulsa   1 6     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:00 pmPortland State*W 34–634,977
September 113:30 pmat Oregon State*L 23–4630,339
September 187:00 pmat No. 21 UCLA*FSNW2L 21–3542,649
September 251:05 pmat NevadaW 49–2421,115
October 27:00 pmTCU
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 26–19 OT37,112
October 97:00 pmColorado State*
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 44–1337,061
October 144:00 pmat SMUFSNL 14–248,211
October 232:00 pmUTEP
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 24–2336,405
October 302:00 pmat TulsaBSNW 28–1413,265
November 62:00 pmRice
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 47–1839,097
November 138:00 pmat HawaiiBSNL 24–31 2OT37,283
November 203:30 pmSan Jose State
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 63–1238,732
December 183:00 pmvs. Utah*ESPN2L 16–1728,227
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Roster

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1999 Fresno State Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 5 Bernard Berrian Fr
WR 6 Anthony Whitfield Sr
QB 7 Billy Volek Sr
QB 15 David Carr So
OL 61 Ahmad Bhattl Sr
OL 62 Rene Argelles Fr
OL 63 Johnny Potasi Jr
OL 64 Jessie Watson So
OL 65 Chad Ede Sr
OL 66 Dejon Kelly Fr
OL 68 Rob Gatrell Sr
OL 70 Justin Brown Fr
OL 72 Rodney Michael Fr
OL 74 Bryce Jackson Sr
OL 75 Joe Schey Fr
OL 76 Keith McKnight Fr
OL 79 Mike Palncaud Fr
TE 80 Billy Jack Pierce So
TE 82 Michael Carter Fr
WR 84 David Shabaglian So
TE 85 Jeremy Johnson So
TE 86 Vince Branstetter Sr
WR 87 Keith Travis Jr
TE 88 Donnell Burch So
WR 89 Saleem Mahdi Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 49 Orlando Huff Jr
LB 51 Tim Skipper Jr
LB 55 Jaime Iracheta Sr
LB 56 Allen Nicholas Fr
DL 58 Seandale Jackson Sr
DL 59 Jake Probst So
DL 60 Karl Holley Fr
DL 69 Ramsey Venner So
DL 81 Kerry Hunter Fr
DL 90 Nick Burley Fr
DT 91 Jason Stewart Fr
DL 92 Andy Ritenour Fr
DL 93 Brock Torresdal So
LB 95 Justin Johnson Jr
DL 96 Frank Battle Sr
DL 99 Thabiti Lockhart Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

References

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